March 16-17, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1888

16.  Friday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  42.  50.  38.  

Partly clear but clouds up and begins to rain at 8 AM.  Phebe not very well and don't tell let her go to school.  Finish up list of trees &c. to send for to Storrs  & Harrison Co.  11.90.  See Bob Browns wife up town she wants to  rent my house in timber.  Tue is doing her own ironing this week.  Get jar of lard and a ham at C. Mason.  He settles up for  wood and dray.  Fix latch on front gate.  Find that most of Snyder Blackberries in bottom dead.  Rained an hour or two AM pleasant P.M.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

17.  Saturday.  6 AM.  Ther.  34.  50.  42.

Mostly cloudy.  Mostly pleasant day with sprinkle of rain two or three times.  Get shaved and hair cut in morn.  Tried to make a small battery, failed.   Girls  pick up some stuff (?) yard.  Sow paragon tomato seed in hot bed.  Modual and Gailfod  speak to me in regard to running for assessor.  Paid up  F. Moffet settling up of Bbl. of apples he bought of me.  Caylon pays me 2.50 for wood sold.  Get Abbot to straighten up wood in yard.  There is about 8 cord.  H.G. down at night, went up town with him.  Baby about sick with cold.  Go bed 10 P.M.

December 30, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

30.  Monday 6.15 A.M.  Ther.  32.  46..  40 = 39 1/3

Part cloudy.  W. 5. light wh fr No ice.  It clears off and  and remains  with strong southerly wind.  Tue gets letter from Muggs.  Didn't hitch up.  Went up to Brown's for shave (pd.) Went on up to  Paynes Pd. account to date 1.85.  P.B. Linn called P.M. and pay him Andrews Brothers, Mattoon a/c for lumber and roofing 43.65.  This is stuff for shed which Harman got last Aug. 29.  Linn used to work for J.B&JB Hill in grocery along win the 70's.  Alfred came doing chores and visiting.  Pay him 1.00 overpaid 20c.  Buddy got box from Reasors today for herself and Charles.  Get calender and almanacs at Payne's.  Mrs. Coon called P.M.  Mort and Kate  were over at night. Mort has been sick for week or so.  Tues cold continues pretty bad but round all day as usual.

1887

30.  Friday.  6.30  A.M>  Ther.  15.  20.  31. 

Mostly cloudy and soon because entirely so.  Fast S.E. wind.  Phebe very restless in night, btu seems  brighter this morning.  Tue has not made much headway in weaning Marie.  Her teeth  are so bad she does not like to stop her at once.  Sell J.P.Case 2 Bbl apples.  F Moffett 1 Bbl leaving only 4 Bbl all Russetts.  Wright took  thric (sic) of these and took others self.  Gray brought them home and put in cellar about dark.  This ends the apple transaction.  Began snowing about 9 A.M. continuing most of the day with strong wind from S.E.  Between 2 and 3 inches, till turning to sleet at night growing warm and raining before morning.  Phebe feeling pretty bad at night thought of sending for Dr. but didn't.  Paid up Minton  & Sons in full 6.22.  Gobed 11 PM.  Tue ironing.